Millard West at Millard North preview: what's at stake in Week 8

Millard West (4-3) travels to No. 3 Millard North (6-1) on Friday in a Week 8 Class A Nebraska high school football game with a ranked Millard North team trying to protect its spot in the Hurrdat Sports coaches poll and wildcard points that both teams need to stay in the projected playoff field on the line. Records are from NSAA's wildcard standings, pulled Oct. 12 at 10:42 p.m. This one matters because Millard West gets a shot at a ranked opponent.

Millard West is 4-3 in NSAA results. In its last three games with a final in our synced scores, newest first, Millard West beat Washburn Rural High School, KS 14-7, lost to Millard South 59-0 and beat North Platte 31-7. Across its 7 games with verified finals, Millard West averages 18 points and allows 19.1.

Millard North sits No. 3 in Class A in the latest Hurrdat Sports coaches poll (2026-10-11). Millard North is 6-1 in NSAA results. Millard North has won six straight in our synced finals. Most recently, it beat Fremont 44-3, beat Elkhorn South 14-13 and beat Lincoln Southwest 42-2. Across its 7 games with verified finals, Millard North averages 36.1 points and allows 11.9.

What's at stake

Millard West carries a 41.0000 NSAA wildcard points average, 10th of 36 teams in Class A, which projects inside the top 16 that make the playoff field (projection, not official). Millard North carries a 43.2857 NSAA wildcard points average, 5th of 36 teams in Class A, also inside the projected top 16 that make the playoff field. Wildcard points decide who qualifies and how the field is seeded; see the Nebraska high school football wildcard standings and the playoff format.

Matchup to watch

The matchup to watch is Millard North's defense, which has allowed 11.9 points per game, against a Millard West offense that scores 18. Both have played Millard South: Millard West lost to Millard South 59-0, and Millard North lost to Millard South 35-34. In their most recent meeting in our 2025 data, Millard West beat Millard North 23-12.

Our pick

Our NEB Preps Power Index favors Millard North, giving it a 86% chance to win (83.6 to 58 on the index, with a small home-field edge for Millard North). This is NEB Preps' own computer pick from verified finals, not a poll or a betting line.